Episode 2: Help Wanted

Coming in 2014, Chasing Life follows twenty-something April (Italia Ricci), a smart and quick-witted aspiring journalist, who is trying to work her way up the ladder at a Boston newspaper by... More

Coming in 2014, Chasing Life follows twenty-something April (Italia Ricci), a smart and quick-witted aspiring journalist, who is trying to work her way up the ladder at a Boston newspaper by trying to impress her hard-nosed editor. When not pursuing the latest scoop, April tries to balance her ambitious career with her family – her widowed mom Sara, rebellious little sister Brenna and her grandmother. Just as things start to look up at work, home and on the romance front with co-worker Dominic, April gets the devastating news from an estranged uncle that she has cancer.

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April hides her diagnosis and focuses on work, which includes profiling a gubernatorial candidate. Meanwhile, Sara finds success with online dating, but she faces a tough parenting situation; and... More

April hides her diagnosis and focuses on work, which includes profiling a gubernatorial candidate. Meanwhile, Sara finds success with online dating, but she faces a tough parenting situation; and April uncovers something shocking about her own family.

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Are all aspiring female journalists the same person? Because it sure feels that way after watching the first two episodes of ABC Family’s newest show, Chasing Life . Save for the few ethical mistakes More »

On Chasing Life Season 1 Episode 2 , there was a more concerted effort to get us interested in April's family. But I'm not sure it worked.
Since April has decided to keep her illness from her fa More »

In this week's episode of Chasing Life, April ignores her cancer diagnosis and treatment while pursuing a profile of a political candidate, but this causes conflict with a senior writer. And Brenna is More »

Chasing Life entered into its second episode of the freshman season last night on ABC Family. In the pilot episode April couldn’t seem to find a way to tell her family or her friends that she has can More »